Environmental features influencing Red-wattled Lapwing and River Lapwing in a suburban area of the lower Gangetic plains, West Bengal, India

Wader Study ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Souvik Barik ◽  
Goutam Kumar Saha ◽  
Subhendu Mazumdar
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Suburban Area ◽  
Gangetic Plains ◽  
Environmental Features

scholarly journals Evaluating radiation interception pattern and RUE of green gram grown in Lower Gangetic Plains and assessing future yield based on RUE

2022 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SARATHI SAHA ◽  
SAON BANERJEE ◽  
SOUMEN MONDAL ◽  
ASIS MUKHERJEE ◽  
RAJIB NATH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Biomass Conversion ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Green Gram ◽  
Radiation Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Prediction ◽  
Gangetic Plains ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Change Impact ◽  
Radiation Use

An experiment was conducted in the Lower Gangetic Plains of West Bengal during 2017 and 2018 with three popular green gram varieties of the region (viz. Samrat, PM05 and Meha). Along with studying the variation of PAR components, a radiation use efficiency (RUE) based equation irrespective of varieties was developed and used to estimate the green gram yield for 2040-2090 period under RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios. Field experimental results showed that almost 33.33 to 52.12% higher yield was recorded in 2017 in comparison to 2018. As observed through pooled experimental data of two years, PM05 produced 3 to 4% higher pod and 4 to 15% more biomass than Samrat and Meha with the highest radiation use efficiency (1.786 g MJ-1). Results also depicted that enhanced thermal condition would cause 9 to 15 days of advancement in maturity. Biomass and yield would also decrease gradually from 2040 to 2090 with an average rate of 7.60-11.70% and 10.19-14.17% respectively. The supporting literature confirms that future yield prediction under projected climate based on “radiation to biomass” conversion efficiency can be used successfully as a method to evaluate climate change impact on crop performance.

scholarly journals Study of winter fog over Indian subcontinent : Climatological perspectives

MAUSAM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
G.K. SAWAISARJE ◽  
P Khare ◽  
C.Y. SHIRKE ◽  
S. DEEPAKUMAR ◽  
N.M. NARKHEDE
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
North India ◽  
Gangetic Plains ◽  
Long Period

Fog is localized phenomenon where horizontal visibility is reduced to less than 1000 m due to suspension of very small water droplets in the air. In fact Fog is cloud at surface level. This phenomenon matters to us in our daily activities due to its effect on life, public health, road safety, and economic prosperity.  Its knowledge is essential to meet critical societal needs. In India, radiation and advection fog are most common which occur mostly over north India in winter. This study presents results of spatial variability of average number of days having visibility less than 1000 m at 0300 UTC during winter season over Indian subcontinent (0° N-35° N and 60° E-100° E) using synoptic hour daily surface data. Analysis of Fog events based on half hourly METAR observations for winter months             (December 2010-February 2011) at selected ICAO stations of India is also presented.    The monthly spatial variability of average number of days with fog having visibility less than 1000 m indicates presence of fog over Indo-Gangetic plains on an average of 7 to 10 days during December and more than 8 days during January. South Gangetic West Bengal is susceptible to fog during February. Seasonal variation of fog shows that there is prominence of fog over Indo-Gangetic plains on an average of more than 6.5 days. Significant incidences of foggy days occur over South Interior Karnataka and Coastal Karnataka has incidence of foggy days on an average of 6.5 days. North India is susceptible to dense fog on average of 2.5 days during the season while Gangetic West Bengal, West Rajasthan and adjoining parts of east Rajasthan and East Uttar Pradesh have occurrence of fog on an average of 3.5 days. Thick fog occurs on an average of 3 days over northern India during the winter season. Analysis of time series of air temperature, dew point temperature, dew point depression, visibility, zonal and meridional components of wind and its magnitude at selected ICAO stations indicate that visibility reduces to below 1000 m while light winds are southeasterly at Ahmedabad, northerly to northwesterly at Amritsar, northerly to northeasterly at New Delhi, westerly to southwesterly at Kolkata, Guwahati and dew point depression is below 3 °C during such conditions. Long period 1971-2010 analysis of visibility conditions less than 1000 m over Indian subcontinent shows Indo-Gangetic plains region to have average wind speed to be 0.6 m/s, air temperature in the range 9 °C to 15 °C during December-February at 0300 UTC. Long period 1971- 2010 analysis of relative humidity shows Indo-Genetic plains region to have relative humidity in the range 72% to 84% at 0300 UTC during December-February.

Agro-morphological and molecular characterization of traditional scented Radhatilak rice of lower Gangetic plains of West Bengal

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-339
Author(s):  
Koushik Roy ◽  
Mrityunjay Ghosh ◽  
B Das ◽  
A Paul ◽  
DK De ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Dna Amplification ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Gangetic Plains ◽  
Golden Yellow ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
Check Variety ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Characterization

Radhatilak, an indigenous tall-indica type scented rice, is presently cultivated in small pockets in 3-4 districts within lower gangetic plains of West Bengal, India. With a view to register as a farmers' variety, its agro-morphological characterization was done at 'C' Block Farm, B.C.K.V., Kalyani, West Bengal during kharif (wet) season of 2012, 2013 and 2014 following DUS test guidelines of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPV&FRA). The variety has late heading (115-120 days) and late maturity (140-150 days), which produces long-statured plants (130-140 cm height) with no anthocyanin colouration on leaf blade and sheath, nodes and internodes. The colour of lemma and palea is golden-yellow with red or reddish-purple spot at tip at maturity, while sterile lemma is red in colour. The awnless grains are short in length (6.3 mm) with very low test weight (10.95 g). The white- coloured kernels are short-bold in shape with low amylose (18.6%), medium gelatinization temperature (alkali value 3.3) and medium-strong aroma. Twenty three SSR markers were used for DNA amplification profiling of Radhatilak rice against non-aromatic international check variety IR 36. The study could identify two markers (RM 339 and RM 341) which can clearly distinguish Radhatilak and IR 36 (182.39 vs. 143.09 bp and 135.39 vs. 174.97 bp, respectively).

Farmers’ knowledge, perceptions and practices in jute insect pest management and cultural strategy in the upper Gangetic plains of West Bengal, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Sadat ◽  
Kaushik Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Yield Loss ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Control Cost ◽  
Gangetic Plains ◽  
And Control ◽  
Damage Symptoms

A survey on jute farmers’ knowledge, perceptions and practices (KPP) in pest management strategy was conducted during jute cultivation season of 2015 in the upper Gangetic plains of Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal, India. Detection and control of insect pests was largely based on damage symptoms of host plant. Damage caused by jute semilooper (Anomis sabulifera) was often mistakenly attributed to other leaf feeding caterpillars. Nearly all of the farmers applied insecticides (99%) without target specific use with an average 1.5 per season which may increase up to two to three spray per week. Pyrethroids were mostly accepted insecticide (67%), followed by organophosphates (33%) without knowing its toxic effect on environment. Farmers’ estimated yield loss due to insect pests was significantly correlated to estimated pest control cost. Due to pesticide sellers’ recommendations, farmer’s insecticidal ‘spray load’ significantly increased in every year, whereas the adopted number of insecticidal increased with advice following the guidance of extension staff and advertisement. Expenditure for pesticides was in concurrent with that of fertilizers. Only 10% of participating farmers knew about natural enemies, all of which were predators. Investigation is needed to evaluate whether significant savings can be obtained given a more judicious use of pesticides.

scholarly journals Analysis of cropping intensity and irrigation intensity in North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarun Kumar Mondal ◽  
Santana Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Gangetic Plains ◽  
Cropping Intensity ◽  
Irrigation Intensity ◽  
Block Level ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract An attempt has been made in this paper to analyse the spatio-temporal variations of cropping intensity and irrigation intensity, and their relationship, in North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal, India from 1996/97 to 2015/16. The relationship between cropping intensity and irrigation intensity has been assessed using partial correlation, residual mapping and hierarchical cluster analysis. One-way ANOVA has been conducted for testing the equality of cluster means. Temporal analysis from 1996/97 to 2015/16 has shown a low positive correlation between cropping intensity and irrigation intensity for the entire district. Analysis at Agricultural Block level has revealed that cropping intensity decreased in many cases even after an increase in irrigation intensity. In general, cropping intensity has increased with the increase in irrigation intensity in the Coastal Saline Region and the Ichhamati Basin, whereas cropping intensity has increased even after a decrease in irrigation intensity in the Gangetic Plains Region in the district.

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